Parnelli Jones
Rufus Parnell Jones
Birthplace: Texarkana, Arkansas
Born: August 12, 1933
Died: June 4, 2024

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1960 USAC 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 333

18
1961 USAC 11 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 750 9
1962 USAC 13 0 1 4 1 2 1 4 1760 3
1963 USAC 11 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1540 4
1964 USAC 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 940 6
1965 USAC 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1000 10
1966 USAC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 60 45
1967 USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 400 22
1972 USAC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
Total 59 8 6 9 2 4 2 12 6783

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 29 2 2 5 1 3 2 5
Paved Oval 30 6 4 4 1 1 0 7

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
USAC 59 8 6 9 2 4 2 12

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
1 6/5/1960 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 51 Fike Plumbing Kuzma D Offy 13 16 97 Flagged
2 6/19/1960 Langhorne DO USAC 51 Fike Plumbing Kuzma Offy 14 6 98 Flagged 80
-- 8/20/1960 Springfield DO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Kuzma Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
3 8/28/1960 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Epperly Offy 2 13 189 Stalled
4 9/5/1960 DuQuoin DO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Kuzma Offy 12 18 19 Mechanical
RD/ 9/5/1960 DuQuoin DO USAC 26 Federal Engineering Kurtis 4000 Offy -- -- 41 Relieved Templeman 13
5 9/10/1960 Syracuse DO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Kuzma Offy 10 6 100 Finished 80
6 9/17/1960 ISF DO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Kuzma Offy 5 17 64 Broken torque arm
7 9/25/1960 Trenton 2 PO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Kuzma D Offy 6 19 85 Mechanical
8 10/30/1960 Sacramento DO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Kuzma Offy 2 2 100 Finished 160
-- 11/20/1960 Phoenix DO USAC 45 Detroiter Mobile Homes Kuzma Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
9 4/9/1961 Trenton 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy 6 15 66 Mechanical
10 5/30/1961 Indianapolis PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 5 12 192 Flagged 127.845 50
11 6/18/1961 Langhorne DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 11 2 100 Finished 160
12 8/20/1961 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 2 23 36 Spun out turn 3
13 8/21/1961 Springfield DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 1 11 95 Flagged 20
14 9/4/1961 DuQuoin DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 3 12 91 Blew engine 10
15 9/9/1961 Syracuse DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 17 5 100 Flagged 100
16 9/16/1961 ISF DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 3 12 78 Broken rear end 10
17 9/24/1961 Trenton 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy 10 9 98 Flagged 40
18 10/29/1961 Sacramento DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 11 2 99 Flagged 160
19 11/19/1961 Phoenix DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 3 1 89 Flagged 200
20 4/8/1962 Trenton 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy 3 2 100 Finished 160
21 5/30/1962 Indianapolis PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 1 7 200 3:36:33.18 138.534 300
22 6/10/1962 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 8 2 100 Finished 160
23 7/1/1962 Langhorne 1 DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 4 2 100 Finished 160
24 7/22/1962 Trenton 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy 5 4 141 Flagged - rain 180
25 8/18/1962 Springfield DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 8 2 100 Finished 160
26 8/19/1962 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 4 9 191 Oil leak 80
27 8/26/1962 Langhorne 2 DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 5 3 100 Finished 140
28 9/8/1962 Syracuse DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 1 15 72 Broken piston
29 9/15/1962 ISF DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 1 1 100 1:06:13.00 90.604 200
30 9/23/1962 Trenton 3 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy 10 19 115 Broken fuel pump
31 10/28/1962 Sacramento DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 8 5 100 Finished 100
32 11/18/1962 Phoenix DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 1 4 51 Flagged 120
33 4/21/1963 Trenton 1 PO USAC 21 HOW Meskowski D Offy 3 2 100 Finished 160
--/ 4/21/1963 Trenton 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy -- -- -- DNQ, broken drive shaft
34 5/30/1963 Indianapolis PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 1 1 200 3:29:35.20 143.137 1,000
-- 6/9/1963 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy -- -- -- Mechanical, practice
35 6/23/1963 Langhorne DO USAC 27 Dayton Steel Wheel Silnes Offy 8 4 99 Flagged 120
--/ 6/23/1963 Langhorne DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy -- -- -- Broken timing gear
36 7/28/1963 Trenton 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy 4 22 39 Magneto
37 8/17/1963 Springfield DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 6 8 100 Finished 50
38 8/18/1963 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 4 23 42 Lost brakes
39 9/2/1963 DuQuoin DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 9 6 99 Flagged 80
40 9/14/1963 ISF DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 12 18 11 Broken magneto
41 9/22/1963 Trenton 3 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Watson Offy 4 22 42 Radiator
42 10/27/1963 Sacramento DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 10 12 63 Lost brakes, wrecked 10
43 11/17/1963 Phoenix DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky Offy 14 4 100 Finished 120
44 3/22/1964 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Lesovsky D Offy 1 3 100 Finished 140
45 4/19/1964 Trenton 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Willard Battery Lesovsky D Offy 3 19 22 Broken water pump
46 5/30/1964 Indianapolis PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Watson Offy 4 23 55 Car on fire in pits
--/ 5/30/1964 Indianapolis PO USAC 97 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Troutman RE Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 7/19/1964 Trenton 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Troutman RE Offy -- -- -- Wrecked practice, T3
47 8/22/1964 Springfield DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Watson Offy 5 13 71 Mechanical
48 8/23/1964 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 98 Lotus Ford Lotus RE Ford 1 1 200 1:54:33.473 104.751 400
49 9/7/1964 DuQuoin DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Watson Offy 3 16 31 Mechanical
50 9/26/1964 ISF DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Watson Offy 3 17 39 Broken Jacobs ladder
51 9/27/1964 Trenton 3 PO USAC 98 Lotus Ford Lotus RE Ford 1 1 200 2:04:27.70 96.415 400
52 10/25/1964 Sacramento DO USAC 98 Agajanian/Bowes Seal Fast Watson Offy 1 16 48 Broken timing gear
53 11/22/1964 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 98 Lotus Ford Lotus RE Ford 1 17 139 Fuel injector
-- 4/25/1965 Trenton 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Hurst Lotus RE Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
54 5/31/1965 Indianapolis PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Hurst Lotus RE Ford 5 2 200 3:21:04.32 149.200 800
55 6/6/1965 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Hurst Lotus RE Ford 6 1 100 0:58:58.20 101.743 200
56 8/14/1965 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Hurst Lotus RE Ford 1 17 80 Electrical
-- 8/22/1965 Milwaukee 3 PO USAC 98 Agajanian/Hurst Lotus RE Ford -- -- -- DNQ, broken rod
57 5/30/1966 Indianapolis PO USAC 98 Agajanian REV 500 Shrike Offy SC 4 14 87 Wheel bearing
-- 6/5/1966 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 98 Agajanian REV 500 Shrike Offy SC -- -- -- Driven by Atkins
58 11/20/1966 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 98 Agajanian REV 500 Shrike Offy SC 3 10 133 Wrecked turn 1 60
59 5/30/1967 Indianapolis PO USAC 40 STP Granatelli Pratt & Whitney 6 6 196 Broken gearbox 400
-- 5/27/1972 Indianapolis PO USAC 49 Firestone/Viceroy/Samsonite X X -- -- -- Did not arrive